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Church leaders in Bethlehem and across the Holy Land ... Instead, the streets are dark and hushed. It will be a silent night this Christmas—but it’ll still be a holy night, according to ...

The idea of a darkened Bethlehem in 2023 leads us to consider what the first Christmas must have been like, in that same place, more than 2,000 years ago. The night was interrupted by a sudden ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations ... the church has remained silent in the face of this ...

1. Jesus was not born on a 'silent night' The Christmas story paints Bethlehem as a 'quiet town', with several festive hymns and carols mentioning a 'silent night'. But according to Professor ...

It's another Christmas in Bethlehem with the war still raging in ... known death toll there now at more than 45,000 people. Last night, of course, there was midnight mass in the Church of the ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem ... have the mass on the night of the 24th and we're going to have different groups participating in the Christmas night celebrations ...

Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree, kicking off the holiday season. Santa Claus ...

Tours include the Bethlehem by Night Motorcoach Tour, the Christmas City Stroll, Spirits of Christmas Pub Walking Tour and Trees of Historic Bethlehem. Additional programs will be announced later.

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations ... even as a tourist. "Last night, there was a rocket attack in Tel Aviv and it was a little scary," she ...